Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 3/15/2018

By | |
Leave a comment

The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another good net tonight with 10 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • What is a good portable HF antenna that covers a wide range of bands and doesn’t require tuning?
  • Antenna tuning theory.
  • How long can you talk on TZ before time out? (Hint-3 minutes).
  • Is it possible to pre-arrange an HF contact coast to coast and actually make the contact?.
  • DMR (Digital Mobile Radio).

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

General Club Meeting – March 16th, 2018

By | |
Leave a comment

Overview of LiFePO4 Batteries for Ham Radio / Solar Applications

logoKevin Zanjani from Bioenno Power will be providing an overview about LiFePO4 batteries for use in ham radio applications.  This exciting presentation will discuss typical applications and have an exciting show-and-tell of the various products!  Bioenno Power has attended various hamfests and hamventions including the Palm Springs Hamfest, Visalia DX Convention, Dayton Hamvention, Orlando HamCation, Nevada State Convention, PacificCon among others, and the products have been featured on HamNation, along with articles written in CQ Magazine and QST Magazine.

SBARC General Club Meeting
Friday, March 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Goleta Union School District Board Room
401 North Fairview Avenue in Goleta

Post expires at 11:11pm on Friday March 16th, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 3/8/2018

By | |
Leave a comment

The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another good net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control, Frank – K6FLD and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • When mounting a dipole to the top of your roof, what are the best ways to get it elevated depending on the style of roof and it’s design?
  • What’s a good first handheld for a new ham?
  • After one passes their first (Technical) ham license, when can they begin operating on the air?
  • Best mobile antennas without having to drill holes in the vehicle?
  • What is the voltage threshold when a mobile radio will stop operating?
  • A lot of good conversation regarding QSL cards.

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

CERT Training Coming Up

By | |
1 Comment
showimageThe City of Goleta is offering Basic CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training if enough people sign up. They prefer a minimum of 15 students, and about 10 signed up already. Classes are scheduled for April 7, 14, and 21  for 8 hours per session if enough people sign up. These classes are offered free of charge.
Some typical subjects covered include fire suppression, medical operations, light search and rescue, terrorist activities, disaster preparedness and a review with hands on disaster exercise at the end of the course. These sessions would be held at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall 770 Vala Drive (near Turnpike and Cathedral Oaks). Hours are 8AM to 5PM with a noon hour break.Successful completion of these classes results in a FEMA completion certificate. For more CERT info see the City of Goleta web site or google Goleta CERT classes.
If interested, contact Jim W6JFE at 805 685 0711 or 805 259 9948 or text him at the 9948 number so he can keep the “head count”. You can also contact him via email at jim_everson@yahoo.com.
This is a good opportunity to get CERT training and get ready for the next emergency!

Post expires at 1:56am on Saturday April 21st, 2018 but will still be available in the archives.

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 3/1/2018

By | |
Leave a comment

The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another good net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control, Chuck – K5CAW and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • When building a dipole antenna for a specific frequency, how do you tune it to achieve resonance at that specific frequency?
  • If I want to build an HF dipole inside the house in a 8×10 room what would the best positioning in the room?

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.

For Sale – Yaesu FTM-400DR

By | |
Leave a comment
[ACT BY TUESDAY IF INTERESTED – TAKING TO YUMA SWAP WEDNESDAY MORNING!]

For sale are two gently used Yaesu FTM-400DR dual-band APRS 50-watt mobile color touch-screen radios in great condition supporting analog and digital operating modes.  The microphones and accessories are all brand new, never used (including programming cable and software).  Andrew (KG6END) and I (KA6KEN) have these in our cars, and at home.  Several people in the local ham community have these radios too.  I used mine as a scanner for local fire updates in December.  The APRS function is really a fun feature – ask me about it!  It also does GPS tracking and has an altimeter function and more.  These have the “secret” MARS MODIFICATION done to them already!  They also have the original Fusion I firmware (if you desire newer Fusion II firmware, I’ll update for free).  Pre-programmed with a code-plug with dozens of local repeaters and emergency channels.  Free 30 minutes of free training.  All for $499.  This is about $70  less than a new one would cost (less tax and shipping, too) and includes the Mars mod, firmware upgrade, code plug, and training!

Contact – Ken KA6KEN – 805.685.2030  [land line – no text messages]

Technical Mentoring and Elmering Net – 2/1/2018

By | |
Leave a comment

The audio archive of this net can best be followed by downloading the .mp3 file for the appropriate date here and listening with the media player of your choice. You can move the progress slider forward or backward to the subject of interest to you.

We had another good net tonight with 13 check-ins plus net control, Brian – K6BPM and some chat room visitors! Tonight’s subjects included:

  • What to do if your minor (<18) daughter get’s her technician license and you don’t want her actual address listed in ham databases. (Hint, P.O. Box, relative’s address, etc).
  • Thomas Fire / Montecito Floods: Was the fire determined to be causal of the floods ane are insurance companies covering the flood claims?
  • Linear Loaded Antenna, what is, why would you want and how to achieve?
  • How low can you mount a vertical dipole antenna?
  • Vertical antenna radials, buried or elevated and why?
  • Ultimax Extreme end-fed antennas (ultimax-antennas.com).

Tune in to the SBARC TM&E Net every Thursday at 8:00 PM local (2000 Hrs) and see what interesting questions will arise or ask some of your own! All club members and visitors are encouraged to check in to the net each week and join in with questions and /or answers to and contribute the knowledge of new and seasoned amateur radio operators alike.